Our Media & Marketing coordinator, Joanna Mah, sits down with a journalist from R.age, the youth desk of the local Star newspaper to talk about young adults’ experiences as therapists working in the special needs industry.
In a recent article published in the International Journal of Special Education (vol. 29, no. 3), the authors review the current prevalence, diagnosis, treatment and research on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in Malaysia and our neighboring country Singapore.
Here’s a thorough article on diagnosing autism in your child written by our director, Jochebed Isaacs. We’ve also had the honour of publishing this article in our very own Malaysian pediatric forum, Doktor Budak.
Kuala Lumpur Buddhist Mental Health Association (BMHA) was established in March 2010 for promoting mental health in the Buddhist community through Buddhist psychology & Buddhism-influenced psychotherapies.
Recently there was a snippet of EAP in the news. One of our therapists was observed using the iPad as a visual modelling tool.
Following the error in the previous article that The Star Newspaper posted, another article was published by The New Straits Times that served better justice to EAP Malaysia.
The Star Newspaper recently published the following article about special education in Malaysia. (Update: refer to previous post) EAP Malaysia was one of the companies featured in the story. We always appreciate the opportunity to spread awareness on autism and on the support and services that we offer.
Work and play: A child responds favourably during an interactive session with trainers. The majority of children with learning disabilities will be able to make progress if they are given more support in mainstream schools.
A little late to highlight but always relevant: BFM interviews Jochebed on The Positives of Raising an Autistic Child. “To many families, hearing the diagnosis of autism can feel like bad news and a life sentence of hard work and confusion ahead. Yet it’s ignoring the fact that there are many positives associated with this as well, including skills in mathematics and aesthetics, focus, and even computer skills…”
During Autism Awareness Month in April, EAP Malaysia had the privilege of being featured on Astro Awani two days in a row. We are excited to see that awareness on autism is indeed spreading fast in Malaysia!
